The Dataset

Modern Olympic Games have a long history that can be tracaed back to more than a century ago. This dataset consists of information about Olympic Games athletes over the past 120 years, including…

• Name
• Age
• Weight
• Height
• Country of origin
• Sports

And information on the Olympic Games they participated in, such as…

• Year of the Olympic
• City in which the Game is held
• Season (Summer/Winter)

Now, let us take you through the 120 years of Olympic history. We will explore how the Olympic Games empitomizes social trends and uncover some interesting topics…

How is Participation Rates Change Over Time?

How is Participating Rates affected by Historical Events?

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At the early stage of the Olympic Games, most of the participating countries came from Europe

Before the Second World War, the number of athletes from the United States increased while the USSR did not participate.

In 1964, Tokyo became the first country from Asia to hold the Summer Olympic Games.

In 1976, Canada held it’s first Summer Olympic Games in Montreal.

In the year of 1980, multiple countries boycotted the Moscow Olympic Games due to its invasion of Afghanistan for crude oil.

Fast forward to the year of 2016, the number of participating countries reached its peak due to globalization and greater awareness for diversity and inclusion.

Gender Equality

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Males still dominates the Olympic Games…

…while there are upward trends in female participation…

…and the male-to-female ratio is converging to 1

How do BMI distribution differ between Basketball Players and Weightlifting Athletes

Basketball players tend to be taller than average people while weightlifting athletes needs to be shorter to have a lower center of mass

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Who won the most number of medals?

Specifically, for the United States…

USA Outperforming the rest of the world

Create an interactive chart using ggplotly()

Does Home Advantage Exist?

Does Home Advantage Exist?

Does Home Advantage Exist?

Does Home Advantage Exist?

• Higher degree of participation
• travel fatigue

Conclusion

• Globalization and greater diversity welcomes more countries and more women to participate in the Olympic Games.
• Want to win the most number of medals? Wait till your home country holds the Olympic Games!